Dec 20, 2021 Marks & Spencer was already unlikely to receive a Christmas card from Aldi this year, it certainly won’t be now… By Marc Linsner M&S has Aldi firmly in its sights. On the back of the high profile passing off and trade mark proceedings concerning Aldi’s Cuthbert and...
Dec 20, 2021 Automation, accuracy, risk and liability By Vik Khurana HSBC's £64m fine by the FCA for weaknesses in its automated money laundering detection systems highlights the risks around automation...
Dec 17, 2021 And Just Like That… a Peloton bike featuring in HBO’s Sex and the City revival prompts questions about product placement and trade mark infringement By Marc Linsner Product placement is by no means a new or emerging form of advertising, one only has to think of James Bond and the franchise’s...
Dec 15, 2021 VAT and break payments By Tim Allen An excellent article from my colleagues Julia, Dhara and Fiona commenting on the continuing uncertainty on the correct VAT treatment of...
Dec 10, 2021 Horizon Europe: safety net and contingency planning By Ellen Lambrix It’s almost been a complete year now since the UK’s continued membership of the Horizon programme was agreed in December 2020 under the...
Dec 09, 2021 The driving force of technology By Bristows It's probably still fair to say that the first thing that comes to people's minds when you say 'automotive industry' is four wheels and a...
Dec 09, 2021 Data Act: summary report on public consultation By Toby Headdon The European Commission has published a summary report on the public consultation on its plans for a new Data Act. The new Data Act is a...
Dec 07, 2021 Can people in glass houses...have a claim in nuisance? By Dhara Reddy It is a longstanding legal principle that overlooking in itself will not provide a cause of action in private nuisance claims. This may...
Dec 06, 2021 Art Wars: NFT v copyright By Bristows At the end of November, the Financial Times reported that art curator Ben Moore could be facing legal action over minting and selling...
Dec 03, 2021 Court of Appeal upholds Meghan Markle's summary judgment win By Simon Clark There was much publicity last month over Meghan Markle’s apology to the Court for forgetting that she had been aware that her...
Dec 03, 2021 “It’s in the game” - the rise of in-gaming advertising By Rob Powell As the gaming industry continues to grow across all formats – boosted significantly during the pandemic – advertisers and brands are...
Dec 02, 2021 What does the future hold for AI Inventors? By Bristows This year's UCL Institute of Brand & Innovation Law innovation seminar in association with CIPA and hosted by Sir Robin Jacob was titled...